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HOUSE BILL NO. 754 – Student, H.S., postsecondary enroll

HOUSE BILL NO. 754

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H0754..........................................................by EDUCATION
STUDENTS - HIGH SCHOOL - Amends existing law relating to the postsecondary
enrollment options law to clarify that instructional hours for a pupil
attending fewer than four hours a day in high school shall count as four
hours for purposes of the educational support program; to clarify that
four semester college credits equal at least two semester high school
credits; and to clarify that postsecondary faculty shall not be required to
obtain a secondary teaching certificate nor be considered employees of a
local school district when instructing courses attended by a high school
student.

02/19    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bruneel
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/10    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17    3rd rdg - PASSED - 19-11-5
      AYES--Andreason, Bunderson, Danielson, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Ipsen, Keough, Lee, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stennett, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Deide, Hawkins,
      Ingram, King, Parry, Thorne
      Absent and excused--Darrington, Hansen, McLaughlin, Sweeney, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Andreason
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    To enrol
03/18    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/19    Pres signed - to Governor
03/20    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 165
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


H0754


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 754

                                  BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-5106,  IDAHO
 3        CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT A PUPIL'S ENROLLMENT IN COURSES FOR SECONDARY CRE-
 4        DITS SHALL BE COUNTED AS FOUR HOURS A DAY FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING  THE
 5        LOCAL  DISTRICT'S INSTRUCTIONAL TIME EVEN IF ACTUAL TIME IS LESS THAN FOUR
 6        HOURS; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-5109, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  CLARIFY  THAT  FOUR
 7        SEMESTER COLLEGE CREDITS SHALL EQUAL AT LEAST TWO SEMESTER CREDITS OF HIGH
 8        SCHOOL  CREDIT  IN  A PARTICULAR SUBJECT AND TO CLARIFY THAT POSTSECONDARY
 9        FACULTY INSTRUCTING A COURSE FOR POSTSECONDARY, SECONDARY OR  DUAL  CREDIT
10        SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SECONDARY TEACHING CERTIFICATE AND SHALL
11        NOT BE DEEMED AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

12    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

13        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-5106, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14    amended to read as follows:

15        33-5106.  LIMIT ON PARTICIPATION. (1) A pupil who first enrolls  in  grade
16    eleven  (11)  may  not enroll in postsecondary courses under the provisions of
17    this chapter for secondary credit for more than the equivalent of two (2) aca-
18    demic years.
19        (2)  A pupil who first enrolls in grade twelve  (12)  may  not  enroll  in
20    postsecondary  courses  under  the  provisions  of  this chapter for secondary
21    credit for more than the equivalent of one (1) academic year.
22        (3)  A pupil  shall    may  also    be  enrolled  in
23    courses  for  secondary  credits  approved by the local school district .
24      for a minimum of   If a pupil's enrollment pursuant to
25    this chapter decreases the pupil's instructional time in the local school dis-
26    trict to less than  four (4) hours a day , the pupil  shall  never-
27    theless be counted as in local school district instructional time for four (4)
28    hours a day for purposes of chapter 10, title 33, Idaho Code .
29        (4)  A  pupil who has completed course requirements for graduation but who
30    has not received a diploma may participate in the program.
31        (5)  A pupil who has graduated from high school cannot participate in  the
32    program.

33        SECTION  2.  That  Section 33-5109, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34    amended to read as follows:

35        33-5109.  CREDITS. (1) A pupil may enroll in a course under the provisions
36    of this chapter for secondary credit, for postsecondary  credit  or  for  dual
37    credit. At the time a pupil enrolls in a course, the pupil shall designate the
38    type  of credit desired. A pupil taking several courses may designate some for
39    secondary credit, some for postsecondary credit and some for dual credit.
40        (2)  A school district shall grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled  in
41    a  course for secondary credit if the pupil successfully completes the course.


                                          2

 1    Four (4) semester college credits equal at least one (1) full year   (two
 2    (2) semester credits)  of high school credit in that subject. Fewer col-
 3    lege credits may be prorated.
 4        (3)  The  secondary credits granted to a pupil shall be counted toward the
 5    graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the school  district.
 6    Evidence of successful completion of each course and secondary credits granted
 7    shall  be  included in the pupil's secondary school record. A pupil shall pro-
 8    vide the school with a copy of the  pupil's grade in  each  course  taken  for
 9    secondary  credit  under the provisions of this chapter. Upon the request of a
10    pupil, the pupil's secondary school record shall also include evidence of suc-
11    cessful completion and credits granted for a course  taken  for  postsecondary
12    credit. In either case, the record shall indicate that the credits were earned
13    at a postsecondary institution.
14        (4)  If  a pupil enrolls in a postsecondary institution after leaving sec-
15    ondary school, the postsecondary institution shall award postsecondary  credit
16    for  any  course  successfully completed for secondary credit at that institu-
17    tion. Other postsecondary institutions may award, after a pupil leaves second-
18    ary school, postsecondary credit for any courses successfully completed  under
19    the  provisions  of  this chapter. An institution shall not charge a pupil for
20    the award of credit.
21         (5)  Postsecondary faculty instructing a course  for  postsecondary,
22    secondary  or dual credit shall not be required to obtain a certificate pursu-
23    ant to chapter 12, title 33, Idaho Code, nor shall the  postsecondary  faculty
24    be deemed an employee of a school district for any purpose under law. 

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                          STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
      RS08107
    
    To provide that a pupil's enrollment in courses for 
    secondary credits shall be counted as four hours a day for 
    purposes of determining the local district's instructional 
    time even if actual time is less than four hours; and 
    amending Section 335109, Idaho Code, to clarify that four 
    semester college credits shall equal at least two semester 
    credits of high school credit in a particular subject and 
    to clarify that post secondary faculty instructing a course 
    for post secondary, secondary or dual credit shall not be 
    required to obtain a secondary teaching certificate and 
    shall not be deemed an employee of a local school district.
    
                              FISCAL NOTE
    
    No fiscal impact
    
    CONTACT: Representative Wayne R. Meyer
             208-332-1000
    
    H 754